Global capital has begun buying Chinese tech stocks piecemeal.

CATL, the world’s leading power battery manufacturer, has held a market share exceeding one-third for several consecutive years. Gigadevice is the flagship domestic memory chipmaker. Hygon Information and Cambricon Technologies each pursue distinct paths: the former focuses on domestically produced x86 server chips, while the latter specializes in AI acceleration chips—two pillars standing firmly on opposite sides of the technological spectrum. These nine companies collectively cover six high-potential sectors: optical modules, optical communications, precision manufacturing, new-energy batteries, memory chips, and AI chips—and in each sector, they represent the strongest, most established domestic players you can name. One easily overlooked detail: all nine companies are listed on China’s A-share market—not on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange nor among U.S.-listed Chinese概念股 (Chinese American Depositary Receipts). Prior to this, no overseas institution had ever launched a dollar-denominated leveraged product tied to a single A-share company. This marks the very first time. Per SEC procedures, submitted filings automatically become effective after 75 days—meaning trading could commence as early as August 24. That said, the product remains at the draft stage. The SEC may raise questions during its review; ProShares may delay, revise, or even abandon the offering altogether. This is an ongoing registration process—not yet finalized or launched. At this point, you’re likely thinking: “Ah, foreign capital is turning bullish on Chinese tech—this must be positive news.” Not quite. To truly grasp the significance of this development, we must first understand what this so-called “2x Long ETF” actually is. It differs far more profoundly from the ETFs you routinely buy on platforms like TianTian Fund or Alipay than its name suggests. 02 Have you ever purchased an ETF on Alipay or TianTian Fund? Essentially, those are “baskets.” For example, a CSI 300 ETF holds 300 stocks weighted by their market capitalization—buying one unit means owning fractional stakes across all 300 companies. Your returns track the overall basket’s performance; if you hold long-term, you monitor net asset value (NAV), drawdowns, and annualized returns. By contrast, ProShares’ “2x Long ETF” may bear the term “ETF” in its name—but its underlying structure is entirely different. It is not a basket—it targets a single stock. One fund is exclusively linked to one company. For instance, ProShares Ultra ICT (Zhongji Xuchuang) lives and dies with Zhongji Xuchuang alone: its gains and losses mirror that single stock’s daily movements. Even more critically, the terms “2x” and “daily” carry decisive implications. Each day after market close, the fund performs “rebalancing”: adjusting its position to ensure your exposure to Zhongji Xuchuang precisely equals twice the stock’s value at market open the next day. So if Zhongji Xuchuang rises 3% today, you gain 6%; if it falls 3%, you lose 6%. Sounds straightforward, right? The complication lies in the word “daily”: this 2x leverage applies only to that single trading day. At market close, the fund resets; positions are recalculated overnight, and the cycle restarts fresh the next morning. It guarantees only that today’s percentage move is doubled—tomorrow’s outcome bears no relation to today’s. What does this actually mean in practice? Let me illustrate with a simple calculation. Suppose a stock rises 10% on Day 1, then falls 10% on Day 2. Over two days, the stock itself loses 1% (100 → 110 → 99). But holding the 2x Long ETF yields: +20% on Day 1 (100 → 120), then −20% on Day 2 (120 → 96). So while the stock lost just 1%, you lost 4%. That’s over only two days—extend the timeframe, and the effect becomes even more dramatic. I reviewed a decade-long statistical analysis published by Morningstar.

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